Car construction



Jan. 14, 1930. J, HALL 1,743,211

CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed June 1 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 14, 1930. v E. J. HALL CAR CONSTRUCTION 5 Sheets- Sheet 2 INVENTOR flier? (1774]? A TTORIVEY Filed June 1:. 192a Jan. 14,1930. E. J. HALL CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed June 15, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 IIVVENTOR Z Z'erz J/VaZZ A TTOR/VE Y Jan. 14, 1930. HALL 1,743,211

GAR CONSTRUCTION Filed-June 13, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Ana/My nwmron '0 I [Mari J/faZZ A? 5 Q I 7 BY Jan. 14, 1930. E. J. HALL 4 GAR CONSTRUCTION Filed June 15. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 llVVf/VTOR flier? J Hall 5) rsetee 2 UNITED STATES ATENT FOFFILCE 7 'ELBERT 1, BALL, or person; MICHIG N; Assmuon 'ro'mniucmcnn nun rouimmr- -.,-m'o' rons COMPANY, or NEW YORK,,N. Y.. A conronarron on nnmwann can ,coiws'rnucrron A pp licatioii flled- I 11116 13,

.This invention relates to'improvements in f car constructlon and comprises certa n "tea:- tures ofnovelty 1n the detail construction and arrangement thereof, all as hereinafter 1 directly upon the wheels and. axles without the intervention of the usual bo ieor swiveling car-truck and ii -which the; ody portion of thecar comprises deep plate girdericonstruction interrupted only-to provide doors I affording in 'r'ess' and egress. v Another o hject of the invention is topro-' vide acar of thetype. hereinbeforereferred' to which is seltcontained and: in which a motor, eith er electrical or -otherwise', may be carriedwit-hin the hodyj .of thefcar as'is com I v inon in so-called' rail cars whlch-arenow "heing introduced in large numbers and m which v .the .motor. is generally a gasolene engine.- in the drawings:' I

Figure '1 isa plan 'Yiew ofapproximately onehalf'of a car of the type here nafterfmore fully described, the vertical walls, posts, etc., being shown insection;

posits end of the car" in which the passengers enter, showing in detail the entrance-or step well hereinafter-more-fully described;

Fig. 4 is a sectional viewfillustratingfthe -connection of the wheel: hoods, hereinafter referred. to,- to the plate girderside'walls of the "car;

..-F1"s.- 5 and and ower portions of'ia slnglevertical sectionalview taken through the sidewallof the eal-showing the plate girderfco'nstruction from; the lower tensionmember thereof up to the window openingand thereinforcements aboye'said opening;

Fig.7 is a transverse sectional. view taken 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional View in duplication of the elements shown in the lower portion. of Fig. 5 abovethe brokenline, but upon a-greatly enlarged scale;-

' scale as Fig. 8;

' Fig. 14;. v Fig. 16

,each end, each'proyide adapted to engage with'and support body bol "6 are respectively [the upper.

was. Serial n 285,078."

Fig. 9 is'a'duplicatio n of the portionoi Fig. 5-below the broken line upon the Figs .-'10, 11 and 12 are .enla'rged sectional; views .taken respectively on section lines.

Sam

iew through the. undertrame-portion o'fithe car; taken somewhere in the 'vlcinity of the section line 13 513, shown on Fig. 1;v

4 Fig. 14 'isa similar .view of a detail, the

section; being taken approximately .;on{ the line 14- 2-14 01% Fig. 1

- Fig.15is a longitudinal section being taken onthe line -15-,-1'5- of sectional View, the

is a sectionalviewsimilartoFig. 13

showing details, hereinafter, specifically described; s

Fig, 17 is. a vertical longitudinal sectional viewftaken'. substantially on 'line 17-517 of Fi 1'-; Fig. plate girder hereinafter referredt'o at the end where thesame is cut out'to accommodate the radiator; and

Fig. 19 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View taken substantially on'the line 19- 19 of Fig. 1'. it has struction to provide a been conventional instreet car conpair of -trucks,-.one' atwith a truck bolster sters,-'which body bolsters in turn are the sole supporting means for the body of the car. In such construction the motor, is usually car'- "ried upon .thetruck and for certain purposes requiring-an unnecessary weight of material.

'ln'the present instance, wheels and'axles 1 -:'2 are the'primary su ports and suitable means,

18 illustrates reinforcement for the preferably in the orm ofibearings 2' carry- 1 ing hangers3 s-sprovi'cle for supporting on theaxles longitudinally extending springs 3, the

transoms in the present instance are of tubular'torn'i and 'are either welded at 7- or are othcrwiserOnnected with flanged end porrear ends'of which'are connected by means of x spring shackles withtransoms 6, which tions 8', which latter are in turn connected by suitable rivet connection 9 with side plate ieo channels, pre erably-rolledsections 18-,which',

except where. thefyt are interrupted by cross er referredto, 'areciontinprovided to serve as floor nailingstrips to,

- 'tiv'ely thic and heavy plate 10is used-in the' girders Thereare interposed the I members 8 and said side plate-girders shims 11, andoutside ofthe plate girders 'supplee mental reinforcing'plate's 11A are rovided to stiffen the plate. of the plate gir er 10 at. the pointof connection therewith. This re' inforein late is not so essential if a rela.

plate girder, but in aconstructionot the type e 1 .erein f f to it is. desirable to keep t eight of. the structure as-at, low-epoint a j possible and for that purpose the plate girder pleted structure.

"the springs before referred to or the superstructure or :of the vehicle. Mounted --It is:.undrstood'thatthit members Gare connected at, each end to the opposite plate irders forming the lower wall portion of the carand. serve as the supportin means upon upon the transoms 6 and connected therewith and to the -eipling shackle: portion are floor supports 14 which are connected by the bolts 15 with the upper rigid portion of the spring g shackle'si As shown in Fig. .19, each of. the.

springs 3.is .pivotally connected at itsforward members 14 are dup icated'at eachside of the longitudinal centralline of the body, and Y I g intermediate the-members 14 similar members -16 are connected bymeans of the straps 1? with saidtransoms '6. The members. 14-and 16 directly su portlongitudinallyextending .mem ers hereina ,uous from end. to end of'the car body,-'and in said channels nailing strips I S) of wood are which the flooring 20 is secured.

Connected-int of [T-shap'e' in cross-section 23. havin theirdoubleflanges 24 extending 'long'itudia nall of. the canan'd with; their singleinter ,us I

-'sirlesestends fronit mediate-flanges 25 extending inwardly and transversely of thecanu bestshown in 11 and 12., Thepllate of. the "late gi'r ..are interru te the outer ends of the transome 6,,the plategirders- 10 comprise -bot+ tom'chordjs, or 'tensionjmembers 22,: vertical vTheplategirder is and, though it is necessarily interruptedat the doors, it is reinforced within the zone of the door openings by means of transverse beams-or girders 50 which are connected with S the flanges 25 of theposts 23 and extend en'- er e-bottoin; c ord 22 up ,wardly to the wind w openin" ,below which is secured the belt rail'2'7 whic is continuous throughout the entire-length 'and around the endsof the eartexcept as it is interrupted forpdoor openings. The belt-rail 27, therefore,-- forms atop, chord-,ror compression memberher are sill an les28; which except as theyby the-inner flanges-25 of the "Teshaped side posts,- are continuous-from end to endjof the car. j Bolted upon the-flanges 28 by meansofi theibolts .29. arewindow sill strips 30' provided at-each window-opening.

along the sides of the car and upon these strips 30 at each windowope'nin'gare cover to .provide a Weatherstrip withthe convenstrips31. whie'h are flanged upwardly at 32 tional arm rest 33" resting upon the inturned flange of the members 31.

. The .side posts before referred "to" are tinuous from theflbottomfchord 22 on'oneside to -the 'correspondingbottom chord bathe opposite sideofthe body and form the can "-lines'of the body. Secured to the ca-rlines are the conventional'purlines 35, and secured-to each side of the vertical downwardly extend iii-g flange portions 23 -Aare providednaib ing strips 36.which' are connected by'the bolts j 37 w-ith said web porti0ns23.A of the'com bi-nedpostsj and'carlines. To these-nailing strips is secured the reefea+n in any suit able mannerv and. where the roof terminates at the sides there is provided aseries of longitudinally extending wood reinforcing mem'-. .bers 38- which are slotted tojaccommo'date the interned flanges 25 of the bodyosts, the,

said member'38 or-its continuations 'eing subbody; Connected with-said members 38' and serving as drips for thereof are members 39 up n which are secured'- battens-- 40, as best shown inFig... 5. -.Bel0w the members 38 to;

4Q, inclu ive, there; are. provided side plates 41- flanged at 42 for direct eonntaotionwith the members 38 means of the bolts 43 and secured by means of the rivets l l'fdirectly tofthe longitudinal extending flanges 25 of the. body posts, thereby-with. said members'38," connecting and reinforcing the body superstructure in its upper portion; being some- "what assistedbythe watershed 45' flanged outwardly over the-wood 'strips46 'as shown in Fig. 5. Thus there is "proyi'ded'a very light againstthe weather.

of substantial depth,

tirely across the car from sideto -side,:thus forming auxiliary st fifenin" members-at each sideof the'door opening-L o the transverse members are-connecte'dthe plates .-51 of.

the step wellby means of the angles 52 riv-' no. u

v I stantiallyjcontinuous from end to end of the end to a bracket 5--wh1ch is clamped about a,

transom '6 to a floor support-14in any up}. proved manner, as b. means of bolts 15. The

superstructure which 1 when properlysup- "sported affords the nccessary protection before referred'to, the angle 3 is provided,

which is connected directly with continuations of the bottom chord 22-of the plate girder at each side ,of the door opening, thereby, with the'transverse members 50 and the parts 5 1 and -517A, substantially reinforclng the'plate girder wherethe door open-. ings are provided, -While they are not I shown i'n'the. drawing,'it is understood that similar transverse members 50 may'be'provided as may be required extending trans-v v versely of the .underframe from sideplate plate, girder construction by means of the" I .gird'er'to side plate girder entirely across the car. 1

Additional stifiness is imparted to the wheel hoods'60'which are connected by means of the angles 61 directly to the plate'girders 10, and to further stifien said parts the channels 18- ateach side of the'ca-r are connected by means of the-rivets62with the vertical sheets of said wheel hoods thereby tying the wheel hoods to the flooring and connectrce the latter i ing'thesame to the side plate girders to re 1n 0 1 Though it is entirely optional where the radiator. may be placed, there is. shown in Fig. 18' a radiator 65 with fans 66 mounted angles 68, and this'constructi'onis. reinforced v nels 18.. i

' ing members 72 connected by theriv'ets 73- upon shafts carried in the angles 67 which; v angles serve as 5 means for transmitting,

stresses in the plate girder construction by reason ofth'eir connection with the vertical by the bottom angle 69 upon-'whichrests the end portions of the channels"18 before re ferred to, said. channels" being SQCUI'QClLthBIB- to by suitable rivetconnection.

- Contributing to the stiffness-of. the body .structuregatthe rear end is a baggage com- 46 partmen't 70 secured suitable rivet con:

nection with the angles 71 and with thecha n Thus there is comprising a plate girder load carrying portion provided with top and bottom chords,

and intermediate said topand bottom chords thereis provided angle floor supportwith the plate girder'and'contributing to bolts 75. n

- wardly disposed horizontal flanges 7 8, which transverse. channel by means ofgussets v members are connected 7 9 suitably "riveted thereto and to the long tudinal channels 18 before;

referred to. v

4 Within the; trough portlons of the channels 77 are wood nailing strips 18 -A to. which the flooring may be secured. Connect:-

ed' at'suitable intervals throughout the length provided a rigi'd body; shell 4 of the body structure-are gussets 80 connected i by rivets .81' and 82 with said channels 77 and w th the. inturned flanges '25- of. the body posts, thereby connecting the transverse members 77 With said posts and the plate the stiffness of the latter.

a ."IU' girder sides and CODt IIbHtIIlg materlally to It is obvious that fthe'hereinbeiore de-I I scribed connection of the wheel hoods and the Y5 with the connection. of the hoods with the 1 plates of the plate girdersidle, Walls, together channels 18; and theconnection of the latter with the tubular transoms 6 connected to the 1 "said plates provides a rugged-construction admirably adapted to transmit bufiingand pulling stresses as for example ,upon ap- .plication'of brakes and in driving, in the event of power being applied to -the axle 2:

'The specific construction shown in the drawings is the preferred-form" of the in-v .selves tosone' skilled in the art and itis my intention to cover theconstruetion asbroadly aspossible within the scopefoffthe following claims. v

" l/Vhatis claimed is:

'1.- In a car, a rigid body shell comprising vention, though it is to-be understood that va rious modifications in'the details illustrated. I and desc'ribedmay be'made', asiit is obvious thatisuch modificationswill suggest them a plate girder load carrying portion pro-. "Vided with compression and tens on members, 4

yertical'T-shaped posts riveted to and stifiening said girder extending thence upwardly and across the car body toform carlines, rela-* tively continuous wood fillers interposed be.- b tween said posts, body supporting means ex tending transversely thereof and being se- -cured to'said plate girders, axles, and'longh tudinallyf vextending springs mounted 'on the axles and connected to said supporting me 3,l1S.-v

tion, transverse body-supports, longitudinally extending deaf springs flexibly connected 2. In a car,fa plate girder body construc f .i with said supports and'axles directly sup-f porting said leaf springs.

rectly to the' inner faces of the plate girder,

longitudinally extending leaf i'spr'ings flexibly connected with said su ports and axles" directly'supporting said'lea springs,

, 3, In a car,"a plate girder body-construction, transverse body supports riveted vdi-j 4:. Ina car, plate girder side walls, a plu-. i-

rality of transverse jfloor supports connected @thereto, longitudinallydisposed channels secured upon said supports with their fianges upwardly'disp'osed, wood nailing-strips in,

said channels, axles, springssupp'orted directly above said axles, and spring shackles connecting the'springs with transoms connected 7 with saidplate girder walls.

5. In a car, axles, springs extending longitudinally of the car mounted on said axles,

transversely extending-body supports'fwith l I .aplate girder-b y inflexibly whichsaid sprin are flexibly connected and connected to the ends-of saidbody supports. 6. In 'a car, wheels, axles,--, leaf springs mountedoj'n the axles, a body-including plate girders,transomt oonnecting the plate 'girders and 8' ring, packles, connecting the.

an tran ins. I a car, plate girdersides including continuous-posts and carlines,a-plurality of transoms connected directly to the inner face of said plategirdersides, wheel housings con-- nected with. said. plate girders and floor supporting channels 'connectin .said transoms wheel housings.

somsconnecting sai walls, wheel housings connected with saidplate girders and'floor sup, rts connecting the housings with' someof t e transoms. I

10. In a car, plate girder side walls, including continuousposts forming carlin'es. of T- shape' in cross section, a side plate having an inturned upper flange, and a substantially continuous wood filler to which said upper flange is connected,

11; In a'car, plate girder side walls,-tran v 7' as walls, floor-an porting members and wheel hoods oomprism portions of the plate girdsoms terminating in flanged enlargements, metallicreinforcing plates interposed I between sfaid enlargements and-said la'te irderand rivets connecting all of sai 'mem ers.

.12. In acar, plate girder side walls of relatively thin-sheets, transoms connecting said walls said transoms comprising tubular members with c'astmetal .flanged end extensions of reactor area than the cross section of the tube ar members. and metallic reinforcing plates interposed between and connected direct-ly with the endexten'sions and the plate girders.

' 13 In acar, girder supporting walls-id eluding bottom c ords' and plates connected therewith "and. body supporting transoms connected directly to said bottom 'chords'and with said plates and reinforcingplates interposed between the plates and transoms.

14. In lieu construction 15. In a car construction, plate girder side are connected wit. saidfloor'supports.

16,-. a car-construction, plate 'rd'er side v walls, transoms connecting saldwa s', springs and other longitudinal members connecting said'tranmma'andwheel housings connecting said longitudinal members with the plate I girder side walls. 17. In a car construction, a rigid plate girder body, an axle said axle. and body hemg latively verticallvmovable, wheel hoods forming arts of-the plate girder of the body,

and on itudinal springs connected with the aislean wheel hoods.

hand. i

."ELBERT 'J. HALL,

. I plate girder side walls'includin'g wheel'hooda' In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 1 

